1300 Delhi slum dwellers to get EWS flats
The Delhi government has selected 1,300 families across 14 slums for allotment of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) flats. They will be relocated by the end of May.
The eligible residents will be allotted flats in the first phase of the project by the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB). Flats will be allotted in areas like Narela and Bawana.
To begin with, it has been proposed to take only two clusters and complete the relocation process. Totally, 53 clusters had been chosen for relocation in the first phase of which six were removed.
The Delhi government has planned to displace all the slums in the city by 2015. It had been stated that DUSIB will start allotting flats in the month of January, but due to certain eligibility issues for the allotment of EWS flats, the state government had put the matter on hold.
Notices have been put up in many slum areas to inform people about the scheme, so that those who may have missed earlier could avail the benefit. Eligible slum dwellers will be given their lease letters and they will be shifted to their flats in a week’s time, after which the removal process will be carried on. On the other hand, ineligibles left homeless, will have to move out looking for shelter.
Source: The Times of India
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There is a huge cluster of slums in D Block near Nightingale, Lok Vihar, Raksha Vikas, Parmarth, Devdoot and Ever shine apartments – the biggest problem is the pollution – because they burn wood, plastics, rubber and all sundry toxic material for fuel.
Moreover, they defecate right in front of the Lok Vihar society as there are no sufficient number of toilets – Will DUSIB do something urgently to relocate them